1.16.12

well quite a good week! well apart from this terrible news i have just received about my packers - its alright tho, they are just saving the rest of their super bowl wins for when I get home. Dang it still stings tho. hmmm so lets see, this week I did divisions with Capps, he is such an awesome missionary and we also have so much fun together haha. He's awesome. It's really cool seeing all of us from our group now. We are all doing really well. It has nothing to do with us being zls or dls or anything like that, we are just all doing great as missionaries. Each of us are being so blessed out here. Missions are amazing. This week in our area we focused alot on finding new people who are ready to hear the gospel, we also taught Katy a couple times this week and guess what! she's getting baptized tomorrow!
I am so excited, she is awesome. I think the possibility of me leaving was the little push she needed to get baptized. But I told her if she's only doing it now cause I might be transferred she shouldn't do it. But she said that only helped her put things in perspective and she really wants to be baptized for her. But I really am happy that she decided to be baptized before I leave. My time here in Vitarte has gone soooooo fast! and I hope its not over, this is seriously an amazing place, the work is very strong here and the members are great, but on the other hand I am willing to serve where the lord chooses. so we shall see. well tomorrow we find out the transfers, im sure someone will tell you what happens before I get to on monday. I really hope I stay because I really do NOT wanna pack haha.
Today were going to downtown Lima to buy some stuff as a zone! I am gonna try and find a good deal on shoes! super excited. We should have a great time.
Tell everyone I love em. good luck sicki with track. I'll think about knoll, I have kinda been camping for like 17 months haha jk but we will have to see about that when I get back.
love you guys, have a great week! How is your scripture reading going ? Where are you at ? Keep going !
Elder Paolacci

Merry Christmas from the Vitarte Zone

Christmas Week

wellll quite a good week i guess you could say Christmas is sneaking up on us! idk why but its been a little harder this year to have it sink in. its been kinda depressing because the people where I live don't go all out on Christmas lights like they did in Manchay. It's crazy how they people with less money are the ones that do more to create the Christmas spirit. I really hope this week the people around here stop being so rushed and stop to feel the Christmas spirit, because Christmas is a time of year that's really special, especially when you are teaching about the life and ministry of our Savior. It just seems like they aren't feeling the Christmas spirit yet. But in all other regards it has been a great Christmas season.
this week we have been working alot with Katy, the sister of Milagros.
she said she wants to get baptized but she feels like there's something stopping her. we are praying soooo much for her. that would be the best Christmas present ever to see her choose to take this step in her life. I feel like her and Milagros are like my sisters. It's crazy how Heavenly Father has put these people that seem to grow closer to me at this time of the year (at this time last year I met hermana Blanca and her family, what a true blessing that was for me). So if you will all just keep Katy in your prayers and I'm sure she will be able to feel the prayers of others on her behalf.
Our zone is working super hard. We had 5 baptisms yesterday and everyone is super excited to keep working hard and spreading the message of the gospel. We have got a great zone (except we are now really missing Elder Biliter).
Elder Quiñonez is seriously awesome tho. He's the only member in his family and was baptized 2 years before he came. He's got an amazing testimony and teaches super well, we are having a great time teaching together.
Well I hope you guys have an amazing Christmas week, it's my last in the mission. I'm gonna have the best time that I can sharing the gospel, keep me and the people here in your prayers. love you all! Talk to you soon !!!
Elder Paolacci